Maze of the Week #87 - Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

Maze of the Week #87 takes us to the city of Queretaro in Mexico. This statue of the Danzante Conchero Chichimeca is located just outside of the main plaza in the city. If you visit you will be sure to see it. I lived nearby and have walked past it hundreds of times. You mazy not notice but there is some color on the statue, although the feathers near the head of the dancer have faded over time (they were blue and white).

Photos: All taken by me.

YouTube: This is a long video of the festival in Queretaro that shows many different festivities like a parade and dancing. I do not think I am in the background of this video, but…maybe. I did attend many of these things !

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making.

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

Then I went back an made it into another case study, which you can read about here. I did need to cheat to maze the picture I made though !

Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

Coming these next few weeks: Mazes with case studies !

Tiki Totem Maze (last week)

El Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze (this one)

A maze of a performing arts center

A maze of a sign

A maze of ruins

Maze of the Week #86 - Tiki Totem Maze

Maze of the Week #86 takes us to Hawaii and a maze of a Tiki Totem. It is the first of a series of mazes that I originally made, abandoned, then re-imagined for the site.

You can read about what tikis are on this Hawaii website. But my laymen definition is they are mythical symbols of gods and guardians. An example would be Ku - the god of war.

YouTube: Here is the making of a tiki head that is really fun to watch !

Photo: Here is a photo from Hawaii that shows the tiki my maze was made of (the tiki on the left). A wonderful photo showing the tikis in black and white against the powerful ocean in the background. They are located in PUʻUHONUA O HŌNAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK - flickr, Stephen Hinde

Tikis - flickr, Stephen Hinde

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making.

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

This maze has a story that I will go into later in a Case Study, so if you like before/after and maze design I suggest you read that, but here is the final product after much work !! The maze is easy to solve and the maze construction is free hand drawn.

Tiki Totem Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

Coming these next 5 weeks: Mazes with case studies !

A tiki maze (this week)

A maze of a statue - (next week)

A maze of a performing arts center

A maze of a sign

A maze of ruins

Maze of the Week #85 - Chicago Theatre Sign Maze

Maze of the Week #85 is a sign maze of the Chicago Theatre. Built in 1921, this famous theatre continues to operate and hosts all types of performing arts performances. It is located in the Loop area of Chicago and is a part of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. And of course it has a famous, great looking sign which interested me.

If you plan on visiting here is their website !

YouTube: You just need 40 seconds to watch this one!

Photo: flickr, jphilipg

flickr, jphilipg

The Maze: I went with a full color sign while adding the details of surrounding buildings in black and white. I put the maze in the gold colored border around the sign with the Start and Goal at the bottom. I really like the structure and hope you do too ! And I left out the corporate branding on top.

Chicago Theatre Sign Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

Coming next week:

A totem maze.

Maze of the Week #84 - Riverside Museum Maze

Maze of the Week #84 is of the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, our first maze from Scotland. Would you believe that this museum is located on a riverside ? It is, the River Clyde. It is a transport museum designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. It is also not the first maze I have made from these architects:

Maze of the Week #54 - Heydar Aliyev Center

The building opened in 2011 and in 2013 it won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award. You can learn more about the museum here.

YouTube: From the video and everything I have learned about the museum, personally, this is a place that I want to visit !

Photo: flickr, Ian Dick

flickr, Ian Dick - Riverside Museum

The Maze: In color. Very easy and I made it quickly because of the simple, minimalistic design.

Kresge Auditorium Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Please check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze being made and solved!!

Coming next week:

A sign maze